Her elder and second brother had gone out to gather information, and as their sister, she also wanted to help by doing sothing.
Just dealing with bean sprouts and Mung Bean Jelly wasn’t enough. If she could find another job to earn money, it would greatly solve the current financial difficulties.
Her best skill was foreign languages, but unfortunately, in this barely-subsistent era, not many people could afford to pay for lessons.
She wanted to visit the county town—who knows, she might discover a business opportunity?
The county town at that ti wasn’t as prosperous as in later years. In so places, Xu Nianhua still had to make several comparisons to determine where she was.
What else could she do?
Walking on the lively yet sowhat unfamiliar street, a trace of bewildernt flashed in Xu Nianhua’s eyes.
"Oh dear."
Suddenly, Xu Nianhua bumped into soone, and at the sa ti, she scattered their belongings all over the ground.
"I’m sorry."
Xu Nianhua’s first reaction was to apologize, and she imdiately squatted down to help pick up the items—a pile of foreign language docunts appeared before her, and she knew from the familiar languages that they must be sothing like contracts.
"It’s alright, young lady. You need to be more careful when walking, take care not to bump into anyone."
A stranger’s voice rang out, and suddenly, he exclaid with surprise as he looked at Xu Nianhua, "Aren’t you the girl who sells Mung Bean Jelly?"
"Your brother’s na is Xu Nian’an, right?"
Ling Dong was sowhat astonished when he saw Xu Nianhua.
"You are..."
Xu Nianhua studied Ling Dong carefully. The man’s face seed sowhat unfamiliar yet familiar; she must have seen him before.
"Hospital, Yicheng, Pei Yicheng."
Ling Dong reminded her, showing no displeasure at Xu Nianhua’s failure to recognize him. His appearance was very average, the kind people easily forget after one eting.
At his reminder, Xu Nianhua imdiately stood up and said, "Oh, I rember now, that day you were pushing Pei Yicheng."
Ling Dong gave a ’hehe’ laugh and asked concernedly, "I saw you looking distracted just now, did sothing happen?"
"It’s nothing, I just, forgot the way." Xu Nianhua said sowhat embarrassed. Although the county was old, the road she was now on was one she wasn’t familiar with.
Now that she had t soone she knew, it was naturally ti for Xu Nianhua to ask for directions.
Ling Dong’s expression froze for a mont, and then he said, "The county has recently repaired several roads, where are you heading now? I can take you there."
"Would that be a trouble for you?" Xu Nianhua glanced at the docunts in his hand.
Ling Dong shook his head indicating it was not a bother; he escorted Xu Nianhua all the way back, secretly thinking that Yicheng cared a lot about her.
Considering the docunts in his hand, Xu Nianhua asked, "Do you still do business with foreigners?"
"Yes, Yicheng sells dicinal materials, and the business is extensive, but this is the first ti doing business with foreigners," said Ling Dong. Whenever he ntioned that Angel, he thought about how hard it was to find a translator and sighed, "I just ca from the First Middle School, and none of the teachers there can translate, ah, if only we were in Ningbei, surely soone would be able to translate."
Xu Nianhua’s eyes imdiately lit up—seeking everywhere for what was nowhere in sight but obtained without any effort!
Xu Nianhua was beautiful, and those bright and communicative eyes seed as if they could speak, but at this mont, being stared at with such gleaming eyes made Ling Dong feel a little creeped out.
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